"So that's how it is."
All the sharpness and probing in Akivili's eyes faded away, leaving only deep emotion and heartache.
"Is there any way to help ease it? If it's possible, we can go find Yaoshi together. With the power of The Abundance, perhaps we can suppress this backlash."
Yaoshi would never refuse anyone's plea for help.
If The Abundance could help Aha...
Aha gently shook his head.
"It won't work. To suppress the rabies that mad dog infected Aha with, Aha already pulled up an entire tree directly, but it can only relieve the symptoms, not cure them." ╮(??ω??)╭
"Then... is there really no other way? Anything is fine! As long as I can do it." (??ˇ_ˇ??:)
Aha fell silent.
After a while, he let out a low laugh. The smile on his lips suddenly stretched all the way to his ears, and he placed one hand on Akivili's shoulder.
"Hehehe, you said it."
Akivili's heart sank sharply, and an intense sense of foreboding surged up without warning. He instinctively tried to shake off the hand on his shoulder, but no matter how he summoned his power, that seemingly weightless palm was rooted in place, locking him down so firmly that he could not push it away in the slightest.
In an instant, Akivili understood!
"Aha! You bastard, you set me up!!!"
"What? Is the God of Trailblaze already trying to go back on his word?"
Aha revealed a sunny smile like the Titans from that Attack on Titan world next door.
"Who was it just now who solemnly swore that as long as it could help me, they'd be willing to try anything?" (?ˇ?ˇ?)
Aha put a little more force into the hand gripping Akivili's shoulder.
Akivili refused to be outdone, and the two instantly became tangled